Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 158 / Tuesday, August 18, 2009 / Notices 41683 

1. Acquire catch and effort 

information, and establish online permit 

and reporting; 

2. Conduct reef shark movement 

study; 

3. Improve fisheries data collection 

through Matai system; 

4. Improve fisheries data collection on 

Ofu, Olosega, and Tau; 

5. Study fish spawning in Pala 

Lagoon; 

6. Establish monitoring baseline and 

economic valuation of mangroves at 

Nuuuli and Leone Pala; 

7. Assess risk of cannery closure on 

local fishery and ecosystem; 

8. Assess risk and determine 

sustainability of increased commercial 

fishing due to availability of cold 

storage; and 

9. Set additional regulations after 

cannery closure. 

• Objective 3: Promote ecosystem 

approach in fisheries management, 

reduce waste in fisheries, and minimize 

interactions between fisheries and 

protected species. 

1. Assess bycatch and interactions in 

local fisheries; 

2. Assess distribution and population 

abundance of marine mammals; 

3. Study spatio-temporal patterns in 

abundance, distribution, and movement 

of green and hawksbill turtles; 

4. Determine reef carrying capacity 

through modeling; 

5. Determine extent and quality of 

deep reef habitat; and 

6. Study feasibility of requiring 

bycatch mitigation methods. 

• Objective 4: Foster broad and direct 

public participation in the Council’s 

decision-making process. 

(No projects for this objective.) 

• Objective 5: Recognize the 

importance of island culture and 

traditional fishing in managing fishery 

resources, and foster opportunities for 

participation. 

1. Promote traditional fishing 

practices; 

2. Revise American Samoa fishing 

regulations; and 

3. Enhance enforcement capabilities 

of village by deputizing community 

members. 

• Objective 6: Promote regional 

cooperation to manage interjurisdictional fisheries. 

1. Establish high school marine 

fisheries resource management course; 

2. Develop local marine science 

integrated curriculum; 

3. Develop educational tools on reef 

shark conservation; 

4. Create video documentary of coral 

reefs and fisheries; 

5. Enhance research training 

capabilities of local staff; 

6. Hold regional collaborative 

meetings with South Pacific Territories; 

and 

7. Promote junior biologist scientific 

exchange. 

• Objective 7: Encourage 

development of technologies and 

methods to achieve the most effective 

level of enforcement and to ensures 

safety at sea. 

1. Install radar to monitor vessel 

movement; and 

2.Improve enforcement of MPAs. 

This notice announces that NMFS has 

determined that the MCP for American 

Samoa satisfies the requirements of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Act and has 

approved the MCP for the three-year 

period August 11, 2009, through August 

10, 2012. 

Dated: August 12, 2009. 

Kristen C. Koch, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 09–19773 Filed 8–17–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN: 0648–XQ99 

Western Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings and 

hearings. 

SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold the following public meetings in 

September 2009: Meeting with Hawaii 

Longline Association on management 

measures for bigeye tuna catch limits in 

the Western & Central Pacific Ocean and 

in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (September 

14, 2009, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. HST); Pelagic 

Plan Team (PPT) meeting on 

management measures for bigeye tuna 

catch limits in the Western & Central 

Pacific Ocean (September 15, 2009, 1 

p.m. to 5 p.m. HST); Western Pacific 

Stock Assessment Review (WPSAR) for 

Hawaiian Islands bottomfish (October 7, 

2009, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. HST). All 

meetings will be held in Honolulu, 

Hawaii and, if necessary, may run be 

beyond the stated finishing times. For 

specific dates and times, see 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

ADDRESSES: The PPT and WPSAR 

meetings will be held at the Western 

Pacific Regional Fishery Management 

Council Office, Suite 1400, Bishop 

Street, Honolulu, HI 96813; telephone: 

(1–808) 522 8220. The meeting with the 

Hawaii Longline Association will be 

held at Fresh Island Fish Pier 38, 1135 

N. Nimitz Hwy Honolulu, HI 96817; 

telephone: (1–808) 831–4911. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director; 

telephone: (808) 522–8220. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting with Hawaii Longline 

Association on management measures 

for bigeye tuna catch limits in the 

Western & Central Pacific Ocean and in 

the Eastern Pacific Ocean will be held 

at the conference room of Fresh Island 

Fish, Pier 38, 1135 N. Nimitz Hwy 

Honolulu, HI, 96817 between 2 and 5 

p.m. HST. 

The Pelagic Plan Team will be 

convened at the Council Office, 1164 

Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 

96814 between 1 and 5 p.m. Interested 

parties who are unable to attend in 

person will be able to participate via 

teleconference using the Council’s 

teleconferencing facility (1–888) 482– 

3560, pass code 5228220). 

The Western Pacific Stock 

Assessment Review for Hawaiian 

Islands bottomfish will be held at the 

Council Office 91164 Bishop Street, 

Suite 1400, Honolulu HI 96813 between 

1 p.m. and 5 p.m. HST. Interested 

parties who are unable to attend in 

person will be able to participate via 

teleconference using the Council’s 

teleconferencing facility (1–888) 482– 

3560, pass code 5228220. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before these groups for discussion, in 

accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during these meetings. Actions 

will be restricted to those issues 

specifically identified in this notice and 

any issues arising after publication of 

this notice that require emergency 

action under Section 305(c) of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the 

public has been notified of the Council’s 

intent to take final action to address the 

emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Kitty M. Simonds, 

(808) 522–8220 (voice) or (808) 522– 

8226 (fax), at least 5 days prior to the 

meeting date. 


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Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: August 12, 2009. 

William D. Chappell, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 09–19660 Filed 8–17–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–583–833] 

Polyester Staple Fiber from Taiwan: 

Rescission of Antidumping Duty 

Administrative Review in Part 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: On June 24, 2009, in response 

to requests from the petitioner, the 

Department of Commerce published a 

notice of initiation of administrative 

review of the antidumping duty order 

on polyester staple fiber from Taiwan. 

The period of review is May 1, 2008, 

through April 30, 2009. The Department 

of Commerce is rescinding this review 

in part. 

DATES: Effective Date: August 18, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Thomas 

Schauer or Richard Rimlinger, AD/CVD 

Operations, Office 5, Import 

Administration, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution 

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; 

telephone: (202) 482–0410 or (202) 482– 

4477. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On June 24, 2009, in response to a 

request from Invista, S.a.r.L. (the 

petitioner), the Department of 

Commerce (the Department) published a 

notice of initiation of administrative 

review of the antidumping duty order 

on polyester staple fiber from Taiwan. 

See Initiation of Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Administrative 

Reviews and Requests for Revocation in 

Part, 74 FR 30052 (June 24, 2009). On 

July 31, 2009, the petitioner withdrew 

its request for an administrative review 

of Nan Ya Plastics Corporation. See 

letter from the petitioner entitled 

‘‘Polyester Staple Fiber From Taiwan - 

Withdrawal of Annual Review Request’’ 

dated July 31, 2009. 

Rescission of Review in Part 

In accordance with 19 CFR 

351.213(d)(1) the Department will 

rescind an administrative review ‘‘if a 

party that requested a review withdraws 

the request within 90 days of the date 

of publication of notice of initiation of 

the requested review.’’ We received the 

petitioner’s withdrawal letter within the 

90-day time limit. Because the 

Department received no other requests 

for review of Nan Ya Plastics 

Corporation, the Department is 

rescinding the review with respect to 

polyester staple fiber from Taiwan from 

Nan Ya Plastics Corporation. This 

rescission is pursuant to 19 CFR 

351.213(d)(1). The Department will 

issue appropriate assessment 

instructions to U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection 15 days after publication of 

this notice. 

Notification to Importers 

This notice serves as a final reminder 

to importers of their responsibility 

under 19 CFR 351.402(f) to file a 

certificate regarding the reimbursement 

of antidumping duties prior to 

liquidation of the relevant entries 

during this review period. Failure to 

comply with this requirement could 

result in the Secretary’s assumption that 

reimbursement of antidumping duties 

occurred and subsequent assessment of 

double antidumping duties. 

We are issuing and publishing this 

rescission in accordance with section 

777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 

amended, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4). 

Dated: August 12, 2009. 

John M. Andersen, 

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Operations. 

[FR Doc. E9–19802 Filed 8–17–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0638–XI68 

Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental 

to Specified Activities; Construction of 

the East Span of the San FranciscoOakland Bay Bridge 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of issuance of an 

incidental harassment authorization. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with provisions 

of the Marine Mammal Protection Act 

(MMPA) as amended, notification is 

hereby given that an Incidental 

Harassment Authorization (IHA) has 

been issued to the California 

Department of Transportation 

(CALTRANS) to take small numbers of 

California sea lions, Pacific harbor seals, 

harbor porpoises, and gray whales, by 

harassment, incidental to construction 

of a replacement bridge for the East 

Span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay 

Bridge (SF-OBB) in California. 

DATES: This authorization is effective 

from August 14, 2009 until August 13, 

2010. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of the application, 

IHA, and/or a list of references used in 

this document may be obtained by 

writing to P. Michael Payne, Chief, 

Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 

East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 

20910–3225. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shane Guan, NMFS, (301) 713–2289, ext 

137, or Monica DeAngelis, NMFS, (562) 

980–3232. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the 

MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) direct 

the Secretary of Commerce to allow, 

upon request, the incidental, but not 

intentional, taking of small numbers of 

marine mammals by U.S. citizens who 

engage in a specified activity (other than 

commercial fishing) within a specified 

geographical region if certain findings 

are made and either regulations are 

issued or, the taking is limited to 

harassment, notice of a proposed 

authorization is provided to the public 

for review. 

Permission shall be granted if NMFS 

finds that the taking will have a 

negligible impact on the species or 

stock(s) and will not have an 

unmitigable adverse impact on the 

availability of the species or stock(s) for 

certain subsistence uses and if the 

permissible methods of taking and 

requirements pertaining to the 

mitigation, monitoring, and reporting of 

such taking are set forth. NMFS has 

defined egligible impact in 50 CFR 

216.103 as ‘‘..an impact resulting from 

the specified activity that cannot be 

reasonably expected to, and is not 

reasonably likely to, adversely affect the 

species or stock through effects on 

annual rates of recruitment or survival.’’ 

Section 101(a)(5)(D) of the MMPA 

established an expedited process by 

which citizens of the United States can 

apply for an authorization to 

incidentally take small numbers of 

marine mammals by harassment. Except 

with respect to certain activities not 

pertinent here, the MMPA defines 

‘‘harassment’’ as: 


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